Evan Altman

Evan Altman is the EIC and co-founder of Cubs Insider and has proclaimed himself Central Indiana's foremost Cubs authority. He is a husband, father, homebrewer, and award-winning blogger with entirely too much pop culture knowledge. Evan's greatest accomplishments include scoring 400 points in Magic Johnson's Fast Break, naming all 10 members of the Wu-Tang Clan in under 3.5 seconds, and winning the Meese Literary Award at Hanover College.

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Evan AltmanJuly 21, 2026

PCA Snags Record 33rd 5-Star Catch

Pete Crow-Armstrong is the best defensive center fielder in baseball right now and is probably the best overall defender in…
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Evan AltmanJuly 20, 2026

Chicago Cubs Lineup (7/20/26): Taillon Returns to Face Familiar Foe

The Cubs managed to take care of business against a mediocre Twins team following a lackluster effort on Friday, and…
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Evan AltmanJuly 20, 2026

Cubs Activate Taillon, Add Civale, DFA Pomeranz, Place Maton on IL

The Cubs’ revolving door of a pitching staff is turning fast enough to register as a low-grade tornado, with several…
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Evan AltmanJuly 20, 2026

Wrigley Field Designated Certified Autism Center by IBCCES

I was actually just watching a video by Max & Jake, “two brothers showing the world that autism is a…
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Evan AltmanJuly 20, 2026

Cubs ‘Tentatively Planning’ to Cancel CubsCon Due to Possible Lockout

This shouldn’t really come as a surprise, but it’s nonetheless disheartening. According to Bob Nightengale of USA Today, the Cubs…
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Evan AltmanJuly 20, 2026

Chicago Cubs vs Detroit Tigers – Series Preview (July 20-22): Overview, Game and Broadcast Info, Starting Pitchers, W2W4

The Cubs (56-43) rebounded nicely after opening the second half with a loss, taking two easy wins from the Twins…
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Evan AltmanJuly 19, 2026

Chicago Cubs Lineup (7/19/26): Imanaga Pitching for Series Win

After coming out flat in the series opener, the Cubs rode the wave of emotions from the celebration of the…
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Evan AltmanJuly 18, 2026

Cubs Acquire RHP Aaron Civale from A’s

You could see this coming as soon as the Athletics DFA’d former Cubs reliever Aaron Civale. Now he’s a future…
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Evan AltmanJuly 18, 2026

Chicago Cubs Lineup (7/18/26): Boyd Starting National Hot Dog Day Cap Giveaway Game

The National Hot Dog and Sausage Council decided way back in 1991 that the third Wednesday in July would be…
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Evan AltmanJuly 17, 2026

Cubs Release Former White Sox Closer Liam Hendriks

There won’t be a South Side reliever reunion at Wrigley, as the Cubs have released former closer Liam Hendriks. They…
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